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Gym Floor Mats
Posted by GuestPoster in -Home and Furnishings, Health & Fitness
Although it would seem that making a choice about the right gym flooring to use in a home gym or commercial gym would be an easy one, picking the right rubber gym flooring can actually be a somewhat challenging task involving much research. This article aims to ease some of that burden by providing the reader with the information necessary to make a good choice.
Besides choosing based on how mats interlock, you should consider first and foremost the quality of the materials used in the manufacture of the mats. The very cheap recycled mats you can find in stores are made by gluing together pieces of cheap and low grade rubber recycled from other sources. This type of mat has lower durability, because the glued components come apart more easily than mats made with vulcanized rubber. Vulcanized rubber gym flooring is made by using extreme heat and other processes to actually bond the rubber together. Such mats, besides being stronger, more durable, and easier to clean, also have the benefit of not smelling as much as cheap gym floor mats. The reason for this lies mostly in the glue used in the cheap mats, which has a very strong odor. These fumes, more than just being a nuisance, may actually make some people sick. You will definitely want to avoid these cheap mats because you will get what you pay for – a shoddy product that you wish you hadn’t bought.
Besides high quality recycled mats, which are a good option (try to make sure they are made with vulcanized rubber and are one material all the way through as opposed to a thin layer glued onto a thicker base), you may also wish to buy virgin rubber mats. This type of rubber gym flooring is made with all new rubber, and is very durable and easy to clean. Also, they have less of a rubber smell, which will be great for it you like to breathe normal air during your workouts.
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